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1、LastNightoftheWorldBy:RayBradburyOriginallypublishedintheFebruary1951issueofEsquire"Whatwouldyoudo ifyouknewthiswasthelastnightoftheworld?""WhatwouldIdo;youmean,seriously?""Yes,seriously.""Idon'tknow—Ihadn'tthought.Sheturnedthehandleofthesilvercoffeepottowar
2、dhimandplacedthetwocupsintheirsaucers.Hepouredsomecoffee.Inthebackground,thetwosmallgirlswereplayingblocksontheparlorruginthelightofthegreenhurricanelamps.Therewasaneasy,cleanaromaofbrewedcoffeeintheeveningair."Well,betterstartthinkingaboutit,"hesaid."Youdon
3、'tmeanit?"saidhiswife.Henodded."Awar?"Heshookhishead."Notthehydrogenoratombomb?""No.""Orgermwarfare?""Noneofthoseatall,"hesaid,stirringhiscoffeeslowlyandstaringintoitsblackdepths."Butjusttheclosingofabook,let'ssay.""Idon'tthinkIunderstand.""No,nordoIreally.I
4、t'sjutafeeling;sometimesitfrightensme,sometimesI'mnotfrightenedatall—butpeaceful."Heglancedinatthegirlsandtheiryellowhairshininginthebrightlamplight,andloweredhisvoice."Ididn'tsayanythingtoyou.Itfirsthappenedaboutfournightsago.""What?""AdreamIhad.Idreamtthat
5、itwasallgoingtobeoverandavoicesaiditwas;notanykindofvoiceIcanremember,butavoiceanyway,anditsaidthingswouldstophereonEarth.Ididn'tthinktoomuchaboutitwhenIawokethenextmorning,butthenIwenttoworkandthefeelingaswithmeallday.IcaughtStanWillislookingoutthewindowint
6、hemiddleoftheafternoonandIsaid,'Pennyforyourthoughts,Stan,'andhesaid,'Ihadadreamlastnight,'andbeforeheeventoldmethedream,Iknewwhatitwas.Icouldhavetoldhim,buthetoldmeandIlistenedtohim.""Itwasthesamedream?""Yes.ItoldStanIhaddreamedit,too.Hedidn'tseemsurprised.
7、Herelaxed,infact.Thenwestartedwalkingthroughoffices,forthehellofit.Itwasn'tplanned.Wedidn'tsay,let'swalkaround.Wejustwalkedonourown,andeverywherewesawpeoplelookingattheirdesksortheirhandsoroutthewindowsandnotseeingwhatwasinfrontoftheireyes.Italkedtoafewofthe
8、m;sodidStan.""Andallofthemhaddreamed?""Allofthem.Thesamedream,withnodifference.""Doyoubelieveinthedream?""Yes.I'veneverbeenmorecertain.""Andwhenwillitstop?Theworld,Imean.""Sometimeduringthenight
